‘Imprisoned by history’:How Gaza became a mass death trap

‘Imprisoned by history’:How Gaza became a mass death trap

Lacking the familiar,if tragic,armed struggle cycle that forces refugees across the border,the world has watched the slaughter in Gaza with horror.

  • byMark Landler

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Middle East conflict live updates:Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Beirut on October 7 anniversary;DFAT hits back at Iran for summoning ambassador

Middle East conflict live updates:Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Beirut on October 7 anniversary;DFAT hits back at Iran for summoning ambassador

As Israelis gathered to remember those killed and abducted on October 7 last year,intense fighting continued across the Middle East.

  • byOlivia Ireland andEllen Connolly
‘We are the lions’:Why these Israelis are staying in their border homes despite Hezbollah rockets

‘We are the lions’:Why these Israelis are staying in their border homes despite Hezbollah rockets

As life on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon continues against a background of rocket fire,we speak to residents who are determined to stay.

  • byMatthew Knott andKate Geraghty
Expert or novice,this is the best book for learning about Hamas

Expert or novice,this is the best book for learning about Hamas

The authors are two of the world’s foremost experts on the Hamas phenomenon,and this book is highly readable.

  • byIan Parmeter
October 7 anniversary as it happened:Vigils,rallies held in Sydney one year after Hamas’ attacks on Israel

October 7 anniversary as it happened:Vigils,rallies held in Sydney one year after Hamas’ attacks on Israel

Follow live coverage of vigils and rallies across Sydney to mark October 7.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza war anniversary as fears grow over Middle East instability

Hezbollah strikes Israel on Gaza war anniversary as fears grow over Middle East instability

Hezbollah rockets hit Israel’s third-largest city of Haifa,police said on Monday,and Israeli media reported 10 injured in the country’s north.

  • bySteven Scheer andYomna Ehab
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Middle East conflict live updates:Anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel amid rising tensions across the region

Middle East conflict live updates:Anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel amid rising tensions across the region

Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Beirut’s suburbs in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel escalated its campaign against Hezbollah.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Melbourne pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Four arrested during protest as war in Middle East intensifies

Melbourne pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Four arrested during protest as war in Middle East intensifies

Thousands attended a pro-Palestine protest and march in Melbourne today,with police arresting four people for public order offences.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Sydney pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Demonstrators gather in CBD on day before October 7 anniversary

Sydney pro-Palestine protest as it happened:Demonstrators gather in CBD on day before October 7 anniversary

Pro-Palestine protests will go ahead in Sydney’s CBD today. Our journalists and photographers are on the ground and will provide updates throughout the day.

  • byJessica McSweeney
The Middle East conflict was never just about land. This is the oldest war

The Middle East conflict was never just about land. This is the oldest war

The region has erupted since the October 7 last year,but these conflicts are as old as the prophets.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
Amid the tragedy and destruction,Jewish people must not submit to hatred

Amid the tragedy and destruction,Jewish people must not submit to hatred

In open letter to Australians and the Australian Jewish community,the president of the Zionist Federation of Australia reflects on the 12 months since the October 7 attacks.

  • byJeremy Leibler